New brake cables

Needed to check out my new brake cables so headed across Stemley bridge and turned south.  After a few miles of rolling hills you turn west On Renfro.  Slightlyl less hilly in this direction.  Now I turned   South  on Plant Road and resumed ridge after ridge.  I finally gave up at  Plantersville Road and turned around.    Missed a turn and went to Talladega Federal Prison.  Finally got back on track and rode into headwind with rolling ridges.  Bought some water and struggled home.

Lakeside Marina

Down highway 231 to Lakeside Landing Marina.  Traffic-full but nice weather.  Good workout.

Stemley Bridge

Started on Church Road but I ended up at the back of the airport.  Then I tried heading toward the lake like yesterday but this variant ended in a rail yard.  So I headed back near Lakeside Park and turned onto Stemley Bridge Road.  This takes you over the Coosa River/Lake Logan Martin  bridge.  After returning over the bridge turn right on Cedar Lane and head home.  Good workout.

Saint Clair County International Airport

A longer ride today to the airport, golf course, lakeside neighborhoods and pretty countryside.  The temperature was in the low 60’s; felt like Italy.

Crimson Clover

Revisiting Walker’s Crossing Road today,this time along the pastureland .  Gorgeous

Lakeside Park

Another ride on the Schwinn, this time to Pell City’s Lakeside Park.
Lovely trails with native plants, ducks, geese, and cranes.  Very relaxing.

The Lakeside Flagstaff

Walker’s Crossing Road

Another bike check ride.  This time a  Schwinn Aluminum Comp.  Much lighter bike and better handling as well.  Today I rode a bit further to Walker’s Crossing Road.  A lovely old log cabin here with large guard dog which only barked, no bites

Iris

Schwinn Aluminum Comp

Pioneer era log cabin 

May’s Bend Road

A change of pace today: I’m in Pell City Alabama near Birmingham.  My niece saw I was bikeless and loaned me her bike.  Today I cruised on the hills of May’s Bend Road, situated in the archipelago of Lake Logan Martin.  Beautiful Alabama spring flowers and trees.

1987 Lotus Explorer
40 pounds of CroMoly love